One of my favorite biographies is Everybody Was So Young by Amanda Vaill, the story of Sara and Gerald Murphy. Friends with Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Picasso (just to name a few), they were the epitome of Jazz Age glamour. They entertained at their home on the French Riviera, Villa America, which from the book's description sounds quite wonderful:
To read more, check out these articles from New York Magazine, The New Yorker, and an exhibit at the Williams College Museum of Art.
2 comments:
Excellent books!
Going on my Spring/Summer reading list now.
Post a Comment